Mike & Nancy Oft Rose
Pal Joey
Rodgers & Hart, 1940
Sat, Jun 18, 7:30 - 10:00 pm
Jaqua Concert Hall, The Shedd Institute
For The Shedd's inaugural early summer musical, we're pleased to present a concert version of Rodgers and Hart's extraordinary 1940 anti-hero musical, Pal Joey. Based on John O'Hara's 1940 epistolary novel of the same name (who also wrote the show's libretto), Pal Joey tells the story of a small time nightclub emcee...a slice of low-life Chicago in the 1940s set to some of the best songs of the decade, headed up by Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered and I Could Write A Book and including such intriguing specialty numbers as Zip.
Our concert version of the musical will boast just about everything but the set -- book, cast, costumes, an on-stage orchestra and great songs and dance! Starring Shedd favorites Bill Hulings and Siri Vik as the archtypal Joey Evans and Vera Simpson, Pal Joey will be a must-see part of your early summer!
Joey is an opportunistic cad, but he always seems to land on his feet. He elbows his way into a job at a seedy Chicago nightclub and is soon juggling the affections of a naive chorus girl and a wealthy society dame who just happens to be married. Once Joey has charmed the socialite into setting him up in his own joint, he ditches the chorine and is riding high, playing the big-time operator. When a punk threatens to spill the whole business to the socialite's husband, she decides that she's bored with Joey anyway, dumping him and the club. Having had a taste of his own medicine, you'd think Joey would head back to the sweet kid who really loves him. Wrong. Some things never change, but you know what? He's still on his feet.
Event Personnel
Creative Team
Richard H. Jessup, director & choreographer
Robert Ashens, music director & conductor
Kelly Baum, lighting design
Cast
Bill Hulings, Joey Evans
Siri Vik, Vera Simpson
Shannon Coltrane, Linda English
Wade Hicks, Mike Spears
Chas King, Ludlow Lowell
Laura Sue Hiszczynskyj, Gladys Bumps
Female Ensemble
Male Ensemble
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
 OvertureR. Rodgers (m)
 A Great Big TownL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 You Mustn't Kick It AroundL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 I Could Write A BookL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Reprise: A Great Big TownL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 That Terific RainbowL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 What Is A Man?L. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Happy Hunting HornL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered)L. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Pal Joey (What Do I Care For A Dame?)L. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 BalletR. Rodgers (m)
ACT II
 Entr' ActeR. Rodgers (m)
 The Flower Garden of My HeartL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 ZipL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Plant You Now, Dig You LaterL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Den of IniquityL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Do It The Hard WayL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Take HimL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Reprise: Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered)L. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Change of SceneL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
 Reprise: I Could Write A BookL. Hart (w), R. Rodgers (m)
Featured composers, lyricists, creators
Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers
Ticket/Venue Info
Pal Joey Ticket Prices
Seat LvlFull PriceDiscount Prices
10%  15%  20%  Youth 
AA38.00  34.25  32.50  30.50  19.00 
A32.00  29.00  27.25  25.75  16.00 
B26.00  23.50  22.25  21.00  13.00 
C20.00  18.00  17.00  16.00  10.00 
Jaqua Concert Hall
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
285 E Broadway
Eugene, Oregon
541-434-7000
Associate Events
Saturday Jun 18
6:00 pmPre-Show Dinner
The Shedd Ticket Office
541.434.7000
Shedd Theatricals 2011 Schedule
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
E. Broadway & High Street, Eugene | PO Box 1497, Eugene OR 97440-1497 | Phone 541.687.6526 | Tickets: 541.434.7000 | Email: info@theshedd.net
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